Middle English Dictionary Entry
crōchen v.
Entry Info
| Forms | crōchen v. |
| Etymology | OF crochier to catch with a hook. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
Note: Cp. acrochen, encrochen.
1.
To seize (sth.), get possession of.
Associated quotations
- c1390(c1350) NHom.(2) PSanct.(Vrn)105/211 : He..goþ to holi churche..Riches for to croche and craue.
- a1425 Wycl.Serm.(Bod 788)1.139 : Pharisees..have crocchid [vr. crochid] to hem þe chesynge of many heerdis in þe Chirche.
- (?a1439) Lydg.FP (Bod 263)9.2715 : Gaulteer..Crocheth [vr. accrochith] to hym richessis of the toun.